Nottingham Forest have been scouting Sandro Kulenovic for three years and are finally hoping to sign the Dinamo Zagreb striker in a potential £2.5 million deal, as reported by Sportske Novosti.
With just two weeks to go until Forest kick-start the new Championship season with a trip to Coventry City, Chris Hughton’s squad arguably looks worse now than it did at the end of a miserable 2020/21.
Ethan Horvath is the only new arrival, the USA international joining from Club Brugge, and he is expected to play back-up behind number one goalkeeper Brice Samba at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest’s attack remains more bark than bite, too, the Midland giants yet to adequately reinforce a side which scored a frankly depressing 37 goals in 46 league games last season.
Three bids for Eredivisie play-maker Zian Flemming have been rejected by Fortuna Sittard, while Forest are yet to step up their interest in Watford’s Philip Zinckernagel.
Will Nottingham Forest make Sandro Kulenovic their first big summer signing?
A new striker would certainly be welcomed with open arms and it seems that Kulenovic, a physical Croatia U21 international, has emerged as the top target.
Sportske Novosti claim that Nottingham Forest have been tracking 21-year-old Kulenkovic since he was a baby-faced teenager.
One of English football’s sleeping giants are now pressing ahead with a deal that would see the so-called ‘new Mario Mandzukic’ arrive on loan with a purchase clause set at around £2.5 million.
The report adds that, as it stands, Kulenovic has reservations about a potential switch to the City Ground so Hughton and co clearly have work to do as they look to change his mind.
Perhaps Kulenovic is concerned that a club so clearly lacking in creativity would not be the best place for a penalty-box predator to hone his talents. Getting deals over the line for Flemming and Zinckernagel could twist his arm, perhaps.
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